Robert's spiny-rat (Proechimys roberti) or Para spiny rat, is a
spiny rat species [3] found in
Brazil. This species is named after the collector Alphonso Robert, who collected the holotype of this species in 1901. [4]
Morphological, karyological, and
mitochondrial DNA (cytochrome b) data indicate that Proechimys oris is likely a junior synonym of P. roberti.[2]
Phylogeny
Morphological characters and mitochondrial cytochrome b DNA sequences showed that P. roberti belongs to the so-called guyannensis group of Proechimys species, and shares closer phylogenetic affinities with the other member of this clade: P. guyannensis.[5][6][7]
^Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 343.
ISBN9780801893049.